Chairman Feng met those beautiful eyes, and before he could react, the boy had been scooped up by his mother.
Peach's Mom inclined her head, looking apologetic. "I'm sorry, sir. He's too young to know better. Sorry for disturbing you."
"Peach, apologize to the gentleman."
Tao Zhiyan blinked, not knowing what he had done wrong.
Didn't the gentleman want some little rice balls?
Was it wrong even to offer him his own?
"Mommy, my little rice balls are clean." Tao Zhiyan tilted his little head up and waved his hands. "I haven't eaten a single one~"
"That's not the point." Peach's Mom bent down to explain to him. "It's wrong to bother someone out of the blue like that. Go apologize to the gentleman."
Peach's Mom wore a simple mermaid-style dress, her long hair pinned up, and carried herself with gentle grace.
The woman spoke softly, and the little boy standing before her was well behaved too.
He tipped his head back and listened quietly, his eyes round and bright. His lashes were long, and his slightly pale irises sparkled under the lights.
Even Chairman Feng, who had never liked children, found a rare beauty in the moment.
Only half understanding, Tao Zhiyan took half a step forward and bowed, his bottom sticking out. "I'm sorry, sir~"
Chairman Feng was about to speak when the boy added softly:
"But if you want some, I can still share my little rice balls with you~"
Everyone around them laughed at that.
Chairman Feng's expression softened too, and he beckoned Tao Zhiyan over.
The boy hesitantly took two steps forward.
"Wouldn't you miss it if you gave me your food?" Chairman Feng was, after all, the leading figure in the Imperial Capital, and his presence was imposing.
Although he had done his best